Ok, so for you, it means comfort in some shots over a smaller cartridge.👍🏻

.308 Win is still the holy grail of elk cartridges.😀

Originally Posted by irfubar
Originally Posted by SLM
I think I know what you’re saying, but define “margin of error”?

This statement is where it goes off the rails with some people.

Originally Posted by irfubar
I think a magnum with a premium bullet gives you a larger margin of error..... nothing more nothing less




I can give you two real life examples.... the last bull I shot was running, maybe 100yds away, my 300mag with a 180 Nosler stopped him, I would not have taken the shot with say a 243.
Another large bull at long range my buddy I both shot at and hit, he had a 270 with a cup & core, I had a 338 with a 225 X bullet. We killed it and during field dressing found his 270 slug mushroomed against the spine, didn't break it, my 338 slug put him down.